Johnson entered the night with just 20 yards receiving on three catches. He's been begging for more targets. They didn't come, but he was able to do something with the couple he did see, catching a pair of deep balls down the sideline for gains of 30 and 40 yards. Johnson isn't on the fantasy map. Oct 4 - 12:24 AM

Charles Johnson was held without a catch on two targets in Minnesota's Week 3 win over the Panthers.

One of Johnson's missed connections was a stupefyingly-bad drop. He now has three catches through three games. Even with Adrian Peterson sidelined, it simply isn't happening for the former breakout candidate. Sep 25 - 5:47 PM

Charles Johnson caught two passes for 15 yards in Week 2.

Johnson has played heavy snaps the last two weeks, but he's a non-factor with only three catches. Laquon Treadwell is a threat to Johnson's starting role. Sep 19 - 1:00 AM

Depth Charts

Adrian Peterson (knee, I.R.) said he won't return this season if the Vikings are eliminated from playoff contention before he is ready.

Asked if he still plans to play this season, Peterson said, "That's something I envision." He's progressed to making cuts, and says he can pretty much do everything right now, though he admits it's different on a practice field than in game situations. Peterson isn't going to play this week against the Jaguars, but there have been whispers he could play as soon as Week 15.

Soaking up checkdowns, Thielen actually led the Vikings in receiving yards, but committed a catastrophic blunder in the fourth quarter, losing a fumble on a punt return. It was encouraging that Thielen remained so involved even with Stefon Diggs back in the lineup, but his kind of game is his absolute ceiling. Most weeks he'll catch 4-6 passes for 40-60 yards. You can do better.

Vikings signed No. 188 overall pick TE David Morgan to a four-year contract.

Morgan gets a $135,456 signing bonus at his draft slot. He showed well in agility drills in pre-draft workouts, but ran extremely slow at 5.02 in the forty. Morgan's ticket to the roster will be special teams and blocking skill.

Long had to be carted off after going down late in the fourth quarter. He wasn't playing well this season, but his loss is a blow to an already injured offensive line. RT T.J. Clemmings and LG Alex Boone are Minnesota's top candidates to replace Long.

That puts Berger on track to play Sunday versus Jacksonville. Nick Easton filled in for Berger at center last week against the Cowboys. Berger holds PFF's sixth-best center grade out of 37 qualifiers this season.

Vikings RG Brandon Fusco exited the Week 5 win against the Texans with a concussion.

He left on the first series and never returned. Zac Kerin took over at right guard once Fusco left, giving the Vikings three reserves on the offensive line with T.J. Clemmings at left tackle and Jeremiah Sirles at right tackle. The bye is coming at a good time for Minnesota.